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40 Hour Laptops - Pixel Qi's Black Magic Technology

Exciting news right here. Quote: Sure, you can go out and get yourself a laptop right now that'll go 12.5-hours strong, but what if your portable computer could nearly outlast your A ...

Posted By:
GbrilliantQ™ on 12-01-2008/ 1 responses

Warning: package pickup fraud is in use again.

Just thought this would be useful to people around here: Lately at work we've been receiving calls from people claiming that they received an order notification or shipments for some of the stuff t ...

Posted By:
moidock on 11-29-2008/ 1 responses

Notebook sales top desktop sales for the first time ever

It seems that mobility is becoming increasingly more important for computer shoppers. Quote: A recent IDC report found that among all buying categories —consumers, as well as small an ...

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Djembe on 11-08-2008/ 2 responses

NEW - OCZ Solid Series SATA II 2.5" SSD

OCZ has just introduced a new line of affordable 2.5" SSD drives. Their goal seems to be to create a "quality choice for value-conscious upgraders looking to add the benefits of solid state architect ...

Posted By:
Woody87 on 11-06-2008/ 8 responses

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Gateway P-7811 FX Review

It was a sunny summer afternoon when UPS arrived with a brand new Gateway P-7811 FX. Needless to say, I ceased to notice the weather in the immediate aftermath. What I did notice was a lot about the computer that had arrived for me to review.

The Specs:
Gateway P-7811 FX
Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26 Ghz dual-core processor
Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS w/512MB dedicated GDDR3 VRAM
Seagate 200GB 7200RPM SATA 300 hard drive
4GB DDR3-1066 RAM

In The Box
The review unit I got shipped came with the computer, a 9-cell battery, and a 120 watt power supply. When inserted, the battery protrudes slightly from the back of the unit. The power supply plugs in to the immediate left of the battery from the perspective of someone using the computer. This means that if the computer is plugged in to an outlet on the left of the computer, there is plenty of room for the plug. However, if the computer is plugged in on the right, the battery can become a slight obstruction, as the cord must travel over it.

Screen
One of the most important components of any gaming notebook is the screen. This screen is glossy and has quite good viewing angles. There is no apparent color shifting or reversal going from left to right. There is also little color shifting when I tilt the screen towards me, but when I tilt the screen away from me from a direct viewing angle, there is obvious color shifting. Overall, however, the screen is very easy to view from almost any position around the computer.

Ports
The P-7811 FX has the usual array of ports: 3 USB, ethernet, modem, audio in and out, VGA out, and it also has the more recent HDMI out and an eSATA port. The placement of these ports seems somewhat unusual to me, though. There are no ports on the front edge of the unit and on ...

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Djembe on 09-09-2008 / 22 responses

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Desktop News

2 Million RV770-Based ATI Cards Sold

ATI back on track. Hopefully the future competition between nVidia and ATI aren't one sided anymore. Good for prices. Quote: The company took the lead of the market with these graphics solutions Advanced Micro Device's graphics division ATI has managed to sell quite a large number of its RV770 based cards, about 2 million to be more specific. Since the market was until not long ago dominated by NVIDIA's cards, this number comes as proof of the great performance capabiliti ...

Posted By:
GbrilliantQ™ on 12-01-2008/ 1 responses

5 GHZ Phenom II ?

Phenom II reaches high speeds after AMD overclocks the crap out of it. But how does it stand up to Intels i7 line? Check it out at Engadget. Now that's the type of speed I'm lookin for my next build. How expensive is liqiud nitrogen?

Posted By:
melshaw on 11-21-2008/ 1 responses

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Aurora desktop is now available at Bestbuy
Good morning everyone,

We would like to announce the Alienware Aurora desktop is now available at most Bestbuy stores, you may now order it online at Bestbuy.com. or check the website for availability at the store near you.

Thank you

Posted By:
AW-Armando on 10-06-2008 / 56 responses

First Look @ Windows 7
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3DMark06

1:	Dell XPS M1730
2:	Clevo D901c
3:	Sager NP9262
4:	Alienware Area-51 m15x
5:	Sager NP5793
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wPrime Multithreaded Benchmark

1:	Sager NP9262
2:	Alienware Area-51 m15x
3:	Gateway P-7811 FX
4:	OCZ DIY 15
5:	Sager NP5793
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Company Of Heroes

1:	Sager NP9262
2:	Sager NP5793
3:	Alienware Area-51 m15x
4:	Gateway P-7811 FX
5:	OCZ DIY 15
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Super PI 2M

1:	Dell XPS M1730
2:	Gateway P-6831FX
3:	Sager NP5793
4:	Alienware Area-51 m15x
5:	Sager NP9260
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PassMark PerformanceTest 6.1

1:	Gateway P-7811 FX
2:	Dell XPS M1530
3:	Asus Z71V
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3DMark06

1:	Dell XPS M1730 14841 3DMarks by Silversaver
2:	Dell XPS M1730 14789 3DMarks by Abadee
3:	Dell XPS M1730 14631 3DMarks by CStradling24
4:	Dell XPS M1730 14512 3DMarks by dajohu
5:	Dell XPS M1730 14467 3DMarks by zolutar
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wPrime Multithreaded Benchmark

1:	Sager NP9262 16.579 sec by Steve@NBF
2:	Alienware Area-51 m15x 29.287 sec by Steve@NBF
3:	Gateway P-7811 FX 33.288 sec by Djembe
4:	OCZ DIY 15 35.615 sec by Steve@NBF
5:	Sager NP5793 54.401 sec by Steve@NBF
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Company Of Heroes

1:	Sager NP9262 58.4 fps by Steve@NBF
2:	Sager NP5793 52.7 fps by Steve@NBF
3:	Alienware Area-51 m15x 50.6 fps by Steve@NBF
4:	Gateway P-7811 FX 48.7 fps by Djembe
5:	OCZ DIY 15 28 fps by Steve@NBF
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Super PI 2M

1:	Dell XPS M1730 0m, 37s m by dajohu
2:	Gateway P-6831FX 0m, 39.237s m by HendricksonNZ
3:	Sager NP5793 0m, 40s m by Steve@NBF
4:	Alienware Area-51 m15x 0m, 46s m by Steve@NBF
5:	Sager NP9260 0m, 47s m by Steve@NBF
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PassMark PerformanceTest 6.1

1:	Gateway P-7811 FX 736.3 by Djembe
2:	Dell XPS M1530 657.9 by The Anaconda
3:	Asus Z71V 286 by Djembe
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1:	Alienware Area-51 m15x 3DMark06 Score 10267 3DMarks by Thrawn
2:	Gateway P-7811 FX wPrime 32M (speed test) 33.288 sec by Djembe
3:	Gateway P-7811 FX Company Of Heroes Average Frame Rate 48.7 fps by Djembe
4:	Gateway P-7811 FX Super PI (2M) 0m, 52.666s m by Djembe
5:	Gateway P-7811 FX PassMark Rating 736.3 by Djembe

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